Fitting in in Cape Town with some local Slang...A to C

So ok, you have just arrived in Cape Town!Yes, you have finally made it to the one of the wonders of the world...

Whether you have traveled the world already or dreamed about Cape Town from your couch for the last so many years, in order to get "welcomed" and "understood" in this hood, you ought to know couple of friendly or not so friendly things to say to a local (or not to say)..

Some of your may have seen this before...

Now... not so easy with 11 official languages in SA (wtf???) but below some of my favorite things easy enough to remember for our little European brains...

Ag 

Pronounced like the ach in German, but with a 'g' on the end. Roll that 'g'! "Ag, no man" - sign of irritation. Many purposes. Often used in "Ag Shame" - not a shame at all, rather to say ooooh it's so sweet!

Babbelas ('Bub-be-las')

A hangover. Normally a pretty damn bad hangover!

Befok, befuck                                                                                                                                           
Wild, crazy, excellent, great! This is used two ways: "he went befok" (he lost it completely!) or "that's befuck!" (that's awesome!) - Careful, don't get confused in the use or you might get befucked by getting punched in your face

Biltong

This is specially prepared dried raw meat, made from beef, venison or ostrich... You ought to try it as a aperitif, a snack or for your dog... bring it back home, people are fascinated by this stuff.

Boerewors

Farmstyle sausage or "wors". (Literally, "Farmers Sausage"). It is consumed in vast quantities on braais (bbq)all over the country. Also note a Boer is a farmer but also referred to as the white south African man from Holland...

Bokkie vs Boykie

Watch this one!!! Bokkie is a young, pretty lady; or girlfriend whereas Boykie is a little boy - So careful when used or your might come across as a Battie Boy (gay man)

Braai

Barbie, Barbeque..
Extremely popular SA occupation. Men take great pride in preparing this event; and is probably the only time the average South African man does something around the house! (just the messy part, the woman is still up for cleaning and preparing the salads!) Usually at these events, you will find the men around the fire, beer in hands, not making much of the cooking and the women in kitchen complaining about the men...a real must see for us foreigners..

Chips vs Crisps

Good luck with that one.. whether you want lays Crisps or hot chips, the same word is used!  

Crash

Not an accident, but a term for sleeping, or squatting at your place - "Do you want to crash out at my place? - Do you want sleep over at my place?"

Cookie

My favorit of them all, as it refers to the V-Gina!!! "